{"id":5304,"date":"2024-08-18T13:48:58","date_gmt":"2024-08-18T13:48:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/?page_id=5304"},"modified":"2024-08-18T13:50:07","modified_gmt":"2024-08-18T13:50:07","slug":"evry-darkey-had-a-raglan-on","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/evry-darkey-had-a-raglan-on\/","title":{"rendered":"Ev&#8217;ry Darkey Had a Raglan On"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[WARNING: This song contains antiquated racial stereotypes. It is presented here for historical and educational purposes only.]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A popular song from 1901<br>Words and music by Brown and Allen<br>Arranged by Theo. H. Northrup<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sheet music:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Evry-Darkey-Had-a-Raglan-On-1901.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Ev&apos;ry Darkey Had a Raglan On - Sheet Music.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-682a6c91-617d-4a31-8b3d-f362f72db005\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Evry-Darkey-Had-a-Raglan-On-1901.pdf\">Ev&#8217;ry Darkey Had a Raglan On &#8211; Sheet Music<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Evry-Darkey-Had-a-Raglan-On-1901.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-682a6c91-617d-4a31-8b3d-f362f72db005\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-bf42a4e6-7205-4120-b7e7-1e2738f712ed\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Evry_Darkey_Had_A_Raglan_On_1901_s_JPP.mid\">Evry_Darkey_Had_A_Raglan_On &#8211; MIDI<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Evry_Darkey_Had_A_Raglan_On_1901_s_JPP.mid\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-bf42a4e6-7205-4120-b7e7-1e2738f712ed\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lyrics<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>At ragtime hall, a full-dress ball<br>Took place one night last week<br>Coontown society, indulged in ecstacy<br>Those coons had dressed, their very best<br>Their style was hard to beat<br>To see the airs these coons put on<br>Was certainly a treat<br>One big swell coon in the anteroom<br>His face was all a-smile<br>To his friends did tell of his coat so swell<br>Made up in London style<br>&#8220;Those coons,&#8221; said he, &#8220;will envy me<br>When I walk across that floor&#8221;<br>I thought that coon would have a fit<br>As soon as he looked thro&#8217; that door<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Refrain<br>Ev&#8217;ry darkey had a raglan on<br>In his button hole a big chrysanthemum<br>Silk hat, and patent leather shoes<br>Gloves and cane so stylish<br>High-toned ladies wore their furs and seals<br>Some of them had on Automobiles<br>Well, in that room there was a hundred coons<br>And ev&#8217;ry nigger had a raglan on<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This black galoot said sure he&#8217;d shoot<br>The man that made that coat<br>Next day he didn&#8217;t stop<br>&#8216;Till he found that tailor shop<br>Chock full of gin, he walked right in<br>And grabbed that clothing man<br>Says he, &#8220;I&#8217;ve got a bone to pick<br>With you, now understand<br>Between us both you took an oath<br>The day I came around<br>You said I had the latest fad<br>And the only one in town<br>I made my brag about this rag<br>And all my friends I told<br>I felt like thirty cents when I walked in<br>For what did I behold&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[WARNING: This song contains antiquated racial stereotypes. It is presented here for historical and educational purposes only.] A popular song from 1901Words and music by Brown and AllenArranged by Theo. H. 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